1
as in consensuses
the state of being of one opinion about something
we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives
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as in pacts
an arrangement about action to be taken
we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework
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Recent Examples of agreements
The organization says the rule helps protect sponsorship agreements with companies that pay to be official World Cup partners while preventing what’s known as ambush marketing.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Long-term business agreements, because of the data center buildout, should bolster Micron’s earnings, the analysts noted.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
In their plea agreements, Williamson and the two men admitted to participating in a scheme to boost McCluskie’s salary by paying for a no-work job in the name of his wife — using funds from a dormant campaign account belonging to Becerra.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Business operators entered into six-month lease agreements with their landlords, had at least 80% of their rent subsidized and received a grant of up to $10,000 to open, according to an email from the city’s neighborhood services department.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Steve Burke, who was then running NBCU as CEO, also expressed confidence in being able to weave Peacock into deals with pay-TV providers, but those agreements took longer than expected to materialize.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Non-prosecution agreements operate similarly, and could readily be applied to the executive clemency context.
—Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The questions show the FTC gathering information on industry practices and competitive stumbling blocks, asking about Microsoft’s business agreements, licensing arrangements, and interoperability of its products.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Meanwhile, lease agreements obligate SpaceX to pay Valor close to $20 billion.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Long-term business agreements, because of the data center buildout, should bolster Micron’s earnings, the analysts noted.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
In their plea agreements, Williamson and the two men admitted to participating in a scheme to boost McCluskie’s salary by paying for a no-work job in the name of his wife — using funds from a dormant campaign account belonging to Becerra.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 2 June 2026
Business operators entered into six-month lease agreements with their landlords, had at least 80% of their rent subsidized and received a grant of up to $10,000 to open, according to an email from the city’s neighborhood services department.
—Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Steve Burke, who was then running NBCU as CEO, also expressed confidence in being able to weave Peacock into deals with pay-TV providers, but those agreements took longer than expected to materialize.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 2 June 2026
Non-prosecution agreements operate similarly, and could readily be applied to the executive clemency context.
—Robert Radick, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
The questions show the FTC gathering information on industry practices and competitive stumbling blocks, asking about Microsoft’s business agreements, licensing arrangements, and interoperability of its products.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 1 June 2026
Meanwhile, lease agreements obligate SpaceX to pay Valor close to $20 billion.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 26 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agreements
Noun
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With cultural consensuses in disrepair and taste informed by an ever evolving spate of social media and streaming platforms, mainstream music trends were almost reliably fractious.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
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No more crushes, no more secret pacts.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
27 May 2026
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Truwit has struck sponsorship pacts with such blue-chip brands as Nike, and is on the corporate speaking tour for such heavyweights as Amazon, Merck and Bank of America.—
William Earl,
Variety,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The singers’ buchi drone formed the core of the music’s harmonic language, which relied mostly on unisons, major seconds, and minor thirds.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Adley and his team make great tasting plates first and foremost, but some of the items, like the unmissable chicken wings stuffed with boudin blanc and romesco, act as a cheeky affront to haute cuisine’s pretensions and conventions.—
Colin Wrenn,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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Meanwhile, Todd has continued to helm Chrisley Confessions, as well as speaking at various conservative political conventions.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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And the trucking firms that Target contracts with can operate with fuller loads.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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This is one of the missions originally awarded to United Launch Alliance under the NSSL Phase 2 contracts, but shifted to SpaceX after delays in ULA’s Vulcan certification.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2026
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Everyone knows everything because knowledge flows not from direct experience but from our intuitive understandings.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 May 2026
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For Google, that potentially unlocks new understandings of user intentions.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
22 May 2026
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“Agreements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agreements. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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